Ackerman dares bosses to fire her
Of 258 schools, 110 achieve federal standard
Making a defiant and emotional stand Thursday, embattled Philadelphia School Superintendent Arlene C. Ackerman dared her bosses to make a decision on her future - now.
"Sentence me. I dare you. Or set me free. But I admit to you today that I am guilty. Guilty of just being me," she told hundreds of School District principals who gathered for the close of a three-day professional-development meeting.
Ackerman pointedly entered the Lincoln High School auditorium to the Sade song "Is It a Crime" and made the title the theme of her speech.
"Is it a crime to stand up for children instead of stooping down into the political sandbox and selling our children for a politician's victory?" Ackerman asked the audience, apparently referencing those with whom she has fallen out of favor.
Ackerman, who also recited the Maya Angelou poem Still I Rise, said she had struggled with
